Lot 446
1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of mint red remaining on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. No spots, stains, or other defects. M-LDS with a die crack arcing through the coronet to the dentils at stars 5 & 8, another through the top of TES, one at F-AM, and a bisecting die crack from the first S in STATES to the R in AMERICA. The fields are wavy and slightly rough from die flowlines and erosion, especially on the obverse. The dies have not been lapped yet in an attempt to remove this roughness (see next piece), and the repunching on the peak of the 1 is obvious. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #27362. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 1 in 64RB. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2942 (PCGS # 37111) .
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex George Ramont-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20049.
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